Properties of Matter

A canoe floats because of

• liquid

• solid

• buoyancy

• property

A large rock has more matter than a small rock, so the large rock has more

• matter

• mass

• solid

• volume

Because a table has mass and takes up space, it contains

• volume

• mass

• liquid

• Matter

Something is a ________ if it has a definite volume, but takes the shape of its container

• liquid

• Solid

• gas

• state

Color is one ________ of an object

• solid

• property

• volume

• buoyancy

If copper is moved from a jar to a dish, it keeps thge same shape and volume because copper is a

• gas

• liquid

• solid

• penny

The amount of space that a basketball takes up describes the _______ of the ball

• volume

• area

• shape

• liquid

Oxygen in a car tire takes the shape and volume of the tire because oxygen is a

• air

• liquid

• gas

• tire

What is true of volume? Mark all that apply.

• Amount of space an object takes up.

• You calculate it by multiplying width, length and height.

• Its unit is cubic centimeter.

• To find the density of an object.

What is the length of the nail?

• 4 cm

• 4.2 cm

• 4.5 cm

• 5 cm